August 20, 2024 — DAHMER was just the beginning.

In the second installment of the Monster anthology series, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan tackle another high-profile case that captivated the nation in the ’90s. Coming to Netflix on Sept. 19, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story tells the story of two brothers who killed their parents on Aug. 20, 1989, and the events surrounding the brutal slayings. (Both were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.)

What’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story about?

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story follows Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers who fatally shot their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. During their trials, the brothers cited years of abuse as the reason for murdering their parents. However, prosecutors argued that their motive was to get their hands on the family fortune.

Can I watch a Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story teaser?

Check out a chilling sneak peek of the series. Watch as the brothers stalk into their family mansion with guns locked and loaded.

Who’s in the cast of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story?

Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny star as parents Jose and Kitty Menendez, with newcomers Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch portraying brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez.

Nathan Lane also joins the cast as investigative journalist Dominick Dunne, who covered the trials for Vanity Fair.

Ari Graynor will play Leslie Abramson, one of the most prominent Los Angeles defense attorneys in the ’80s and ’90s who becomes lead counsel for Erik Menendez.

Leslie Grossman (American Horror Story) will play Judalon Smyth, a former patient and mistress of Erik Menendez’s therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, who found herself entangled in the Menendez case — and who ultimately played a key role in Lyle and Erik’s arrests.

Dallas Roberts will play Dr. Jerome Oziel, the self-protective and not-entirely-by-the-book therapist who Erik Menendez sees after the murder of his parents.

Jason Butler Harner will play Les Zoeller, the Beverly Hills PD detective in charge of the Menendez murders case. A to-the-point, logical man in search of the truth.

Enrique Murciano will play Carlos Baralt, an Americanized Cuban immigrant, professor, and lawyer. He’s the uncle of Lyle and Erik, brother-in-law to Jose Menendez, and the executor of the Menendez will.

• Michael Gladis will play Tim Rutten.
• Drew Powell will play Detective Tom Linehan.
• Charlie Hall will play Craig Cignarelli.
• Gil Ozeri will play Dr. William Vicary.
• Jeff Perry will play Peter Hoffman.
• Tessa Auberjonois will play Dr. Laurel Oziel.
• Tanner Stine will play Perry Berman.
• Larry Clarke will play Brian Andersen.
• Jade Pettyjohn will play Jamie Pisarcik.
• Marlene Forte will play Marta Cano.

Alexis Martin Woodall (DAHMER, American Horror Story, Feud), Eric Kovtun (DAHMER, The Watcher, Ratched), David McMillan (DAHMER), Louise Shore (Lessons in Chemistry, American Crime Story), and Carl Franklin (DAHMER, Good Behavior) serve as executive producers alongside Murphy and Brennan.

What’s the Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story release date?

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story arrives on Netflix Sept. 19.